Columns/Articles Talking Chic Make it a Happy Holiday Season: It's OK to Shop For Yourself As Well! When it comes to the holiday season, I immediately conjure up images of spending time with my family lighting the Chanukah candles, staying cozy indoors, and baking yummy chocolate brownies for my pals at work. (Written by Elana Pruitt) more: Insights One Day at a Time Christmas is the season where we're under the gun to get things done quickly, and as the Target commercial so eloquently and beautifully sings, "Counting down, counting down." In other words, hurry up! Buy those presents, shop, shop, shop. Don't miss that deadline of Christmas Day. (Written by Lisa Trimarchi) more: Book Review A Model Summer Paulina Porizkova After reading Paulina Porizkova's novel, A Model Summer , I find it difficult to enjoy, as I previously did, the innocent-looking faces of the young models I encounter in the magazines and elsewhere; for fiction as we very well know is based on fact, and I shudder at the fact that to become a top model, young people often endure terrible trials and temptations. (Reviewed By Lee L. Peoples) Read the review Recommended Must-Reads The two books below helped me put a face to a country I had only envisioned politically and, of course, negatively. However, reading Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns has enabled me to humanize this country. In the midst of all the turmoil in Afghanistan, there is still living...and loving...just as in any other country. (By Lee L. Peoples) more: Sweat-free Fashion with Botox ® Cosmetic Day in and day out it seems that men and women face the challenge of finding great fashion that is comfortable and versatile. Yet many people shop based on a different factor - what will mask underarm sweat. (Written by Elana Pruitt) more: Interviews•Fashion•Columns/Articles•Travel & Entertainment•Videos•Staff•Index•Back Issues |